Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!enterpoop.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!americast-post Newsgroups: americast.latimes.sports From: americast-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: americast-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: COLLEGE REPORT DAILY REPORT USC Date: Thu, 26 Nov 92 11:27:52 EST Message-ID: Lines: 28 HEADLINE: COLLEGE REPORT DAILY REPORT USC Publication Date: Wednesday November 25, 1992 BYLINE: CHRIS BAKER USC Coach Larry Smith said defeating Notre Dame in the regular-season finale is the key to a successful season for the Trojans, who have lost two of three games. "In some ways, it's all or nothing," Smith said. "I wouldn't feel our season hasn't been a success, because we still have rebounded from where we were last year, but we wouldn't have rebounded as far as what we'd like to. "If you take a good mediocre season and if you beat Notre Dame and win a bowl game, I think you can turn it into a real good season. If you don't, it's mediocre. It's cut and dry. "I'm really happy with the way the players have responded. They came out of a hell of a hole from a year ago. But we didn't come into this season just trying to come out of a hole. We shot for the whole thing. Sometimes when you put your goals and dreams as high as we did, you're due for a little bit of a letdown. But that's the only way to do it." This article is copyright 1992 The Los Angeles Times Home Edition. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM